| Index | Green Mountain | Iowa | National |
| Cost of living | 74 | 90 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 82 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 102 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 42 | 73 | 100 |
| Transportation | 96 | 98 | 100 |
| Utilities | 85 | 96 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $46,250 | $3,854 | $1,079 | $1,388 |
| Renters | $56,979 | $4,748 | $1,329 | $1,710 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Iowa | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
| Item | Green Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $19.76 | $24.26 | 18.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $29.46 | $45.56 | 35.3% |
| Toothpaste | $3.80 | $3.70 | 2.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.7% |
| Movie | $12.84 | $12.13 | 5.8% |
| Bowling | $11.50 | $18.00 | 36.1% |
| Item | Green Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.96 | $5.84 | 2.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.1% |
| Milk | $4.80 | $4.67 | 2.8% |
| Potatoes | $4.85 | $4.93 | 1.7% |
| Pizza | $10.99 | $12.09 | 9.1% |
| Beer | $9.73 | $10.41 | 6.5% |
| Item | Green Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $159.20 | $125.68 | 26.7% |
| Doctor | $151.67 | $135.78 | 11.7% |
| Dentist | $100.97 | $113.29 | 10.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.30 | $10.65 | 3.3% |
| Lipitor | $486.24 | $468.60 | 3.8% |
| Item | Green Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $77,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 57.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,073.36 | $2,346.69 | 11.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Green Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.40 | $3.46 | 1.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $53.77 | $59.92 | 10.3% |
| Item | Green Mountain | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $147.73 | $193.99 | 23.8% |
| Phone | $187.56 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Whitten, IA | 137 | 68 | 31.8% |
| Union, IA | 412 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Ferguson, IA | 125 | 82 | 18.1% |
| Garwin, IA | 640 | 76 | 24.4% |
| Beaman, IA | 152 | 76 | 23.7% |
| Green Mountain, IA | 182 | 74 | 26.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Fort Green, FL | 182 | 96 | 3.9% |
| St. Marys, IA | 182 | 92 | 7.9% |
| Berlin, IL | 182 | 79 | 21.0% |
| Minden City, MI | 182 | 86 | 14.0% |
| Woodland, MS | 182 | 81 | 18.8% |
| Green Mountain, IA | 182 | 74 | 26.1% |
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